Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade has announced his retirement from international cricket. The 36-year-old Wade also got the job of assistant coach in the Australian national team shortly after making the announcement today. The former team captain will play for Australia in the T20I series against Pakistan next month.
Wade played the last match of 13 years of international cricket last June, in the T20 World Cup. Earlier, Wade announced his retirement from red ball cricket last March. Wade will continue to play for the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League and a few other franchise tournaments, despite stepping down from international cricket into coaching.
"After the last T20 World Cup I thought, maybe the international career is over here.
Matthew Wade
Cricket Australia has announced a youth-based team against Pakistan. Australia head coach Andrew MacDonald and his team are not with the Pakistan series team to prepare for the Test series against India. Andro Borovec has been appointed as the coach of the Pakistan T20 series. Wade will serve as Borovec's assistant.
Wade played 36 Tests, 97 ODIs and 92 T20Is for Australia.AFP
Announcing his retirement from international cricket, Wade said the decision was a deliberate one, saying, 'It was after the last T20 World Cup that I thought maybe the international career was over. In the last six months I have decided to quit international cricket after talking to George Bailey and Andrew Macdonald regularly.
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Wade said that the idea of joining coaching after leaving the game was on his mind, 'Coaching has been on his mind for several years. Fortunately, I got a good chance. I'm very excited about it.'
Wade won the T20 World Cup for Australia in 2021Reuters
Wade, who captained Australia in 13 T20Is, said that if he had done well with the bat in the last T20 World Cup, he might have continued playing for a few more days.
Wade played 36 Tests, 97 ODIs and 92 T20Is for Australia from 2011 to 2024. In 2021, he also played a major role in Australia winning the T20 World Cup as a finisher.
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